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DANIEL M.N1Xon., or DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

Lehm Patent No. 77,645, ma May 5,1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN EAMES.

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Be it known that I, DANIELIM. NI'XON, of Danville, the county of Vermillomandstate of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Haines and I do herebydeclare that 'the Ifollowing is ar full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making pal-tof this specification, in whichi Fignre'l is a side elevation, and

Figure 2 an elevation of the sliding plate.

The same letters indicate the same parts in both figures.

The object of this improvement is to enable vthe traces to 4be attached to the homes at various 'heights,`to accommodate the draught to taller or lshorter animals.l The nature oi' my improvement will fully appear from the following description and claim.' i

A is a hames, towhich the trace 'B is connected'by a clip, C, onv theend thereof, embracinghI staple, D, attached to tlie llames. This staple has shoulders at each end, far enough from the hames to securely and neatly confine the sliding plate F, which has longitudinal slots f f at each end, through which the ends of the staple .D pass. A'series of projections,E E, is *placedl ou the inner face of the staple D, and corresponding ones, E', arenplaoed on the opposite face of the sliding plate F. The clip C may be supported upon 'any of these pro-v ject-ions. The projectionsE and E are opposite one another whenthe clip is in place, and they hold it in position at the requiredheight. When it is desired to change the height of the clip and Ltrace, Ait may be done by pressing up the plate vF until the points E and E are brought into the relative positions shown in the red lines. The clip maythen be passed between them until properly adjusted, and then the plate be 'allowed'to fall .to the position shown in the black lines, the clip resting thereon.4 The yeyes G Gr are used for the purpose of regulating the length of the haines in adaptingthem to either a large or small collar.

What I claim asm-y invention, and desire to secure bynLetters Patent, is-

Constructing haines-with a staple, I), andsliding plate F, having opposite projections E E', said parts being arranged to.adjustably attach the trace, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my nume to this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` DANIEL M. NIXON. Witnesses:

D.l K. Woonnnm', EQ F. LACY. 

